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Barack Obama is the president of United States. He is an African-American. He is tall and thin. He is bald. He has dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face.

He is the first black man who becomes the president of United States. He is known as a smart and wise man. He is a loving husband for his wife and a good father for his two children. People from all over the world adore him because of his spirit and action in creating peace in this world. He also looks friendly because he always smiles a lot

"... dark complexion, pointed nose, and oval face." The antonym of the underlined word is ....

• Flat

• Short

• Straight

• Handsome

Tanjung Puting National Park

Tanjung Puting National Park is an internationally famous ecotourism destination, which is located in the southwest of Central Kalimantan peninsula. Visitors from foreign countries come to this park because of its amazing nature. This is called a park, but unlike any park that you have seen in your city, this is a jungle! It is a real jungle, which is home to the most interesting animals in the world: orang utans. (orientation/identification)

What does the author mean by saying that Tanjung Putting National Park is a real jungle?

• Because many visitors come to this place because of its amazing nature.

• Because in Tanjung Putting National Park people can only find orang utans

• Because It is located in Kalimantan Peninsula

• Because we can find many varieties of interesting animals.\

Paris

Paris is the capital of a European nation, France. It is also one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in the world.

Paris is called the city of Light. It is also an international fashion center. What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world. Paris is also famous for its world center of education. For instance, it is the headquarters of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

The Seine River divides the city into two parts. Thirty-two bridges cross this scenic river. The oldest and perhaps the most well-known is Pon Neuf, which was built in the sixteenth century. Sorbonne, a famous university, is located on the left bank (south side) of the river. The beautiful white church Sacre Coeur lies on the top of hill called Montmartre on the right bank (north side) of the Seine.

There are many other famous places in Paris, such as the famous museum the Louvre as well the cathedral of Notre Dame. However, the most famous landmark in this city must be the Eiffel Tower.

Paris is named after a group of people called the Parisii. They built a small village on an island in the middle of the Seine River about two thousand years ago. This island is called lie de la Cite. It is where Notre Dame located. Today around eight million people live in Paris area.

1. The fifth paragraph tells ….

• The origin of the word Paris

• About the Paris

• The location of Notre Dame

• A village built a thousand years ago

• An island in the middle of the Seine River

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.

From the text we know that ....

• The Dutch colonial built the mosque

• Banjar people burned down the mosque

• There is nothing special from this mosque

• Some construction of the mosque takes the local style

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah

Masjid Sultan Suriansyah is a historical mosque. Built 300 years ago, this building is the oldest mosque in South Kalimantan. The mosque is located in the North Kuin Village of Banjarmasin. It was built in the reign of Sultan Suriansyah known as Pangeran Samudera. He was the first Banjarnese King who converted into Islam. This mosque was found on the bank of the Kuin River, near KampungKraton, which was destroyed by the Dutch colonial.

The construction of Masjid Sultan Suriansyah was unique. The roof is layered. It took the Banjar's past architecture before Islam came. Different from any other old mosques in Banjar, the mihrab has its own roof, separated from the main building.

What is mainly discussed in the text?

• A king reign

• A palace complex

• An Islamic location

• A historical mosque

Fort Rotterdam Makassar

 

                Fort Rotterdam is located at Jalan Ujung Pandang, Makassar. This fort is buid in 1945 by the 9^th King of Gowa, named I Manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung.Initially, this forst is made of clay, but during the reign of the 14^th King of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin, the construction was changed to padas stone which was sourced from te Karst Mountains in the Maros area.

                Fort Rotterdam is shaped like a turtle that is about to crawl down into the ocean. In the terms of shape, the philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa is very clever. Turtles can live on land or in the sea.

                The original name of Fort Rotterdam is Fort Ujung Pandang. It is also common for Gowa-Makassar people to call this fort Panyyua Fort, the headquarters of the Gowa Kindom Frogmen. The Kindom of Gowa-Tallo signed the Bungayya agreement, which require the Kindom of gowa to hand this fort over to the Dutch.

                When the Dutch occupied this fort, the name Fort Ujung Pandang was changed to Fort Rotterdam.  Cornelis Speelman deliberately choose the name to commemorate his birthplace in the Netherlands. This fort was later used by the Dutch as a centre for storing spices in eastern Indonesia. Around 200 years ago, the Dutch used this fort as a centre for government, economy and other activity.

                In 1973, ownership of Fort Rotterdam by the Dutch Indies Government was transferred to the Fort Rotterdam Foundation. The fort was registered as a historic building on May 23, 1940. In the Ujung Pandang Fort complex, there is now the La Galigo Museum, in which there are many references to the history of the greatness of Makassar ( Gowa-Tallo ) and other areas in South Sulawesi. Most of the building are still intact and have become a tourist attraction in Makassar City.

Who did build the Fort?

• The 6^th King of Gowa

• The 7^th King of Gowa

• The 8^th King of Gowa

• The 9^th King of Gowa

• The 3^th King of Gowa

Fort Rotterdam Makassar

 

                Fort Rotterdam is located at Jalan Ujung Pandang, Makassar. This fort is buid in 1945 by the 9^th King of Gowa, named I Manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung.Initially, this forst is made of clay, but during the reign of the 14^th King of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin, the construction was changed to padas stone which was sourced from te Karst Mountains in the Maros area.

                Fort Rotterdam is shaped like a turtle that is about to crawl down into the ocean. In the terms of shape, the philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa is very clever. Turtles can live on land or in the sea.

                The original name of Fort Rotterdam is Fort Ujung Pandang. It is also common for Gowa-Makassar people to call this fort Panyyua Fort, the headquarters of the Gowa Kindom Frogmen. The Kindom of Gowa-Tallo signed the Bungayya agreement, which require the Kindom of gowa to hand this fort over to the Dutch.

                When the Dutch occupied this fort, the name Fort Ujung Pandang was changed to Fort Rotterdam.  Cornelis Speelman deliberately choose the name to commemorate his birthplace in the Netherlands. This fort was later used by the Dutch as a centre for storing spices in eastern Indonesia. Around 200 years ago, the Dutch used this fort as a centre for government, economy and other activity.

                In 1973, ownership of Fort Rotterdam by the Dutch Indies Government was transferred to the Fort Rotterdam Foundation. The fort was registered as a historic building on May 23, 1940. In the Ujung Pandang Fort complex, there is now the La Galigo Museum, in which there are many references to the history of the greatness of Makassar ( Gowa-Tallo ) and other areas in South Sulawesi. Most of the building are still intact and have become a tourist attraction in Makassar City.

What was the original name of Fort Rotterdam?

• The Kingdom of Gowa – Tallo

• Fort Ujung Pandang

• Gowa Kindom frogmen

• Fort Rotterdam Foundation

• Dutch Indies Government

Fort Rotterdam Makassar

 

                Fort Rotterdam is located at Jalan Ujung Pandang, Makassar. This fort is buid in 1945 by the 9^th King of Gowa, named I Manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung.Initially, this forst is made of clay, but during the reign of the 14^th King of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin, the construction was changed to padas stone which was sourced from te Karst Mountains in the Maros area.

                Fort Rotterdam is shaped like a turtle that is about to crawl down into the ocean. In the terms of shape, the philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa is very clever. Turtles can live on land or in the sea.

                The original name of Fort Rotterdam is Fort Ujung Pandang. It is also common for Gowa-Makassar people to call this fort Panyyua Fort, the headquarters of the Gowa Kindom Frogmen. The Kindom of Gowa-Tallo signed the Bungayya agreement, which require the Kindom of gowa to hand this fort over to the Dutch.

                When the Dutch occupied this fort, the name Fort Ujung Pandang was changed to Fort Rotterdam.  Cornelis Speelman deliberately choose the name to commemorate his birthplace in the Netherlands. This fort was later used by the Dutch as a centre for storing spices in eastern Indonesia. Around 200 years ago, the Dutch used this fort as a centre for government, economy and other activity.

                In 1973, ownership of Fort Rotterdam by the Dutch Indies Government was transferred to the Fort Rotterdam Foundation. The fort was registered as a historic building on May 23, 1940. In the Ujung Pandang Fort complex, there is now the La Galigo Museum, in which there are many references to the history of the greatness of Makassar ( Gowa-Tallo ) and other areas in South Sulawesi. Most of the building are still intact and have become a tourist attraction in Makassar City.

“This fort was registered as a historic bulding on May 23^rd, 1940”

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Fort Rotterdam Makassar

 

                Fort Rotterdam is located at Jalan Ujung Pandang, Makassar. This fort is buid in 1945 by the 9^th King of Gowa, named I Manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung.Initially, this forst is made of clay, but during the reign of the 14^th King of Gowa, Sultan Alauddin, the construction was changed to padas stone which was sourced from te Karst Mountains in the Maros area.

                Fort Rotterdam is shaped like a turtle that is about to crawl down into the ocean. In the terms of shape, the philosophy of the Kingdom of Gowa is very clever. Turtles can live on land or in the sea.

                The original name of Fort Rotterdam is Fort Ujung Pandang. It is also common for Gowa-Makassar people to call this fort Panyyua Fort, the headquarters of the Gowa Kindom Frogmen. The Kindom of Gowa-Tallo signed the Bungayya agreement, which require the Kindom of gowa to hand this fort over to the Dutch.

                When the Dutch occupied this fort, the name Fort Ujung Pandang was changed to Fort Rotterdam.  Cornelis Speelman deliberately choose the name to commemorate his birthplace in the Netherlands. This fort was later used by the Dutch as a centre for storing spices in eastern Indonesia. Around 200 years ago, the Dutch used this fort as a centre for government, economy and other activity.

                In 1973, ownership of Fort Rotterdam by the Dutch Indies Government was transferred to the Fort Rotterdam Foundation. The fort was registered as a historic building on May 23, 1940. In the Ujung Pandang Fort complex, there is now the La Galigo Museum, in which there are many references to the history of the greatness of Makassar ( Gowa-Tallo ) and other areas in South Sulawesi. Most of the building are still intact and have become a tourist attraction in Makassar City.

According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Fort Rotterdam is located at Jalan Ujung Pandang Manado.

• Fort Rotterdam was built by I Manrigau Daeng Bonto Karaeng Lakiung.

• Fort Rotterdam is shaped like a crocodile that is about to crawl down into the ocean.

• Cornelis Rotterdam chose the name Fort Rotterdam to commemorate his birthplace in the Makassar

• Fort Rotterdam was registered as a historic building on May 25^th, 1940

Annie    : Have you ever eaten white truffle?

Donny   : No, I haven’t. I heard that is is very expensive

Annie    : Yes, it is. It has the Latin Name, Tubber Magnatum. It is also called Piedmont or Alba Truffle.

Donny   : When is it harvested?

Annie    : Well, farmers usually harvest it from October to December.

Donny   : How does it grow?

Annie    : It grows in Symbiosis with the roots of hardwood trees like oaks, chestnut, hornbeam, and huzelnut.

Donny   : How do farmers harvest it?

Annie    : They use trained dogs to find the truffles.

Donny   : Oh, I see. Then how do the dogs find it?

Annie    : The trained dogs can smell the truffle through the earth, as truffles grow a few inches under the ground.

What was covered in the text?

• Travel and definition

• Truffles and their description

• Trade and its corporation

• Trumpet and its sound

• Truffles and their farmers